The US team should all be there now. A few days of prep and practice and the competition will be on. Jim https://www.facebook.com/UsJuniorSoaring/timeline

Hi all, After a long break from gliders, last year I moved close to an airfield and resumed flying at the local soaring club on Blanik metal 2-seaters. While this is always a lot of fun I am tempted to finally get my own one-seater and start practice longer flights, with slightly better...

Subject says it all. Discussion in the Mechancal Vario thread led to some suggesting that I should get an antique Piep Audio vario that would plumb in with my current mechanical vario. I think they are right, sounds like just what I need. Anyone have one laying around they want to part with?

Looking for the CAI 302 gurus out there... I have a new to me CAI 302 that has several pilot names programed in it. I want to delete all of the old pilots from the device. I found the 302 dataport specification document, which says that I should be able to issue a "CLEAR PILOT" command from a...

I have a CNI,CNv, and a LXNAV V7 in my ASG-29. The CNI is easy to operate but it has locked up a few times and has given me a lot of headaches trying to start out of the top of the start cylinder - might be operator error :) Between the varios I always find myself referencing the V7 because it...

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Has anyone been thankful that they have had FLARM? And do the same people have a transponder? How many people fly with FLARM or Transponder? Let's hear about the close calls, or potential close calls, or even the peace of mind of awareness.

I want to buy the "Bumper" yaw string but shipping from the usual suppliers want $30+ for shipping to Alberta, Canada. Can I buy direct from bumper?

I'm looking for a glider friendly seat cushion maker. The original factory cushions are a bit thin and I was wondering if another club or commercial operator has a best solution for this. Normaly I'd take the old thin cushions to a local upholstery shop for fattening. I've used my Sheep Skinned...

What is the best looking US made Vintage sailplane? Don't say Bowlus Baby Albatross, or Yankee Doodle. GA

As it's raining here in the UK, I've been following the results from Uvalde. There's a fair mix of types in 15m & Open Class, but the Ventus 2 is absent from the top half of the results in 18m. The Ventus is the oldest of Schempp's current fleet, so any rumours of a Ventus 3 on the horizon? PF

Front seat Ilec SN10B with back seat repeater and associated front and back seat variometers (57mm). Will remove from 200 hour DG1000 when sold to make room for a LXNAV. Includes Volkslogger (never operated) with remote control unit for front seat (never used). Will include Garmin GPS engine...

http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&u=http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/segelflugszene/singlenews.html?news=1991 Interesting announcement. Let the retro fits begin!

Hey Everyone, Our club has decided to make some major modifications to our beloved Potato Bomber (1-26): fresh yaw string, repainted panel, etc... It was also decided that our current Cambridge electric vario should be replaced with a more modern gizmo. Does anyone have a used Borgelt B40 (or a...

On Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 10:01:49 PM UTC-5, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote: Was wondering if anyone has figured out a good air exit vent for a glider with an engine box i.e., ASG-29E, ASW-28E, ASW-24E, Nimbus 4T... The producers of the ES Vent, which is commonly installed in 24's, 27's, 28's,...

Hi All, in the numerous FLARM threads I see multiple references to false positives. I had seen many myself before I came across the following config in the dataport: #Enable Competition Mode - changes warning configuration #Set 0 to disable, set 2 to enable $PFLAC,S,CFLAGS,2

I thought this only happened in Condor :-o https://youtu.be/mRn07rM46sk https://youtu.be/fUba9ecosJY

L/D about 15:1. Jet self-launch. Ideal for a large club or sightseeing operation. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/09/malaysia-seeks-owners-three-boeing-747s-abandoned-airport-kuala-lumpur

Any recommended resource for online training for passing the Glider Pilot test? Is a book just as good? Joel

bioennodepot.com is offering 15% off LiFePO4 glider batteries. 12V 9A only $85.00 bucks If your old "Sealed Lead Acid" (SLA) needs replacing, here is an opportunity to get a 12 Volt 9 Amp hour LiFePO4 battery. I have been using these for several years and would never go back to SLA's. Lots of...